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Pathfinder to Making My Own Alphabet Book

Go to this link for example of student work: http://voicethread.com/share/ 458011/


1. What's a Pathfinder?

This page will give you directions on how to find information from books and other materials
in your own school library, and on the Internet for your group project, "Making My Own Alphabet".

You will be given places on the World Wide Web to look up words, find animals,
search for sounds and pictures, and locate places on Earth.

When you are done your group project,you will be able to share your work
with your fellow classmates by recording your words and showing your alphabet pictures
and drawings on your class Whiteboard.


2. These are some words you can use to look for information in search engines

letter
 vowel
 consonant
 word
 sentence
paragraph
 story
 alphabet
 animal
 vegetable
book
 verb
 noun
 adjective
 person
place
 thing
 action
 description
 feeling

3. These are some fiction ALPHABET BOOKS found in your school library.


  • AYL Old black fly. Aylesworth, Jim. 1992 - an old black fly has a busy day creating the alphabet and bothering a lot of people along the way.
  • E MCL SuperHero ABC. McLeod, Bob. 2006 - superheroes with funny names from Goo Girl to The Volcano
  • E MAR Chicka chicka boom boom. Martin, Bill. 1989 - an alphabet rhyme and chant begins as letters try to climb a coconut tree.
  • E LEU Jeepers creepers: a monstrous ABC. Leuck, Laura. 2003 - 26 monsters go to school and find that
    each letter of the alphabet starts the name of a monster.
  • E BRU Poor puppy. Bruel, Nick. 2005 - when Bad Kitty won't play with Poor Puppy, he amuses himself by
    playing with an alphabet of toys and dreams of playing in an alphabet of countries.
  • E CAR ABC, I like me! Carlson, Nancy. 1997 - an alphabet book that looks into self-esteem.
  • E INK Kipper's A to Z. Inkpen, Mick. 2001 - Arnold and his friend, Kipper the dog, go through the alphabet
    by collecting animals and other things for each letter.
  • E FLE Alphabet under construction. Fleming, Denise. 2002 - a mouse works through the alphabet by
    folding an "F", measuring the "M", and rolling the "R".
  • E OCO Fancy Nancy's favorite fancy words: from accessories to zany. O'Connor, Jane. 2008 - Fancy Nancy
    helps kids learn their alphabet by sharing her favorite fancy words.
  • E VAN The alphabet theatre proudly presents the Z was zapped: a play in twenty-six acts. Van Allsburg, Chris.
    1987 - shows how A was in an avalanche, B was badly bitten, C was cut to ribbons, and how other letters suffered
    similar mishaps.
  • 428.1 GER The absolutely awful alphabet. Gerstein, Mordicai. 1999 - an illustrated alphabet of crazy characters
    in the shape of each letter.

4. These are some non-fiction ALPHABET BOOKS found in your school library.

  • 027 PRI B is for bookworm: a library alphabet. Prieto, Anita C. 2005 - a series of words related to libraries
    arranged alphabetically.
  • 411 HOB 26 Letters and 99 cents. Hoban, Tana. 1987 - color photos of letters, numbers, coins, and other objects
    illustrate the alphabet, coins, and the counting system.
  • 428.1 ULM H is for horse: an equestrian alphabet. Ulmer, Michael. 2004 - alphabet rhyming book featuring historical
    facts and information about horses and the equestrian world.
  • 590 LEE ABC safari. Lee, Karen. 2007 - rhyming alphabet book shows variety of animals from around the world with
    reproducible cards with fun facts on them.
  • 590.73 SMI Z is for zookeeper: a zoo alphabet. Smith, Marie. 2005 - an A - Z alphabet picture book describing the
    various animals and other items found in a zoo.
  • 600 SCH I is for idea: an inventions alphabet. Schonberg, Marcia. 2005 - an A - Z rhyming book that introduces kids to
    such inventions as a computer, a zipper, an umbrella, and a microwave.
  • 624 PAL The construction alphabet book. Pallotta, Jerry. 2006 - illustrated alphabet book with brief descriptions of
    26 construction machines from A to Z.
  • 636.088 DAH Pets ABC: an alphabet book. Dahl, Michael. 2005 - an alphabet book that introduces pets through
    photographs and brief descriptions using one word related to a pet for each letter.
  • 636.7 STR W is for woof: a dog alphabet. Strother, Ruth. 2008 - an A - Z rhyming book with text describing dog behavior,
    grooming, K-9 dogs, and show dogs.
  • 636.8 WIL M is for meow: a cat alphabet. Wilbur, Helen L. 2007 - an alphabet book with information on the history,
    care, and behavior of cats.
  • 780 KRU M is for music. Krull, Kathleen. 2003 - an alphabet book introducing musical terms from allegro to zarzuela.

5.. A/V Materials (Audiotapes/audiobooks, Videotapes, DVDs, CD’s, Playaways):

6. These links will take you to alphabet organizers, databases in all subjects, search engines, and lots of other stuff on the Internet.

7. Here are some links to magazines and news sites

8. StreamlineSC (Streaming Video): (It is important to use state educational provisions. For persons outside SC, your choice might be UnitedLearning.)

9. Online Educational Web Resources: (There are some great ones! Have you seen LOC (Library of Congress)?

10. Unique Materials: community resources that might be useful